Ubirr
Rock-art site in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory; in Life on Air the BBC team races the sunset to film its X-ray paintings.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life on Air | David Attenborough | turning point | The BBC team races the sunset to film its X-ray paintings. |
Life on Air — David Attenborough (2002)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
Ubirr lay seventy miles east of our base at Nourlangie. Its rock , a coarse sandstone, is horizontally stratified and at its western end, one immense leaf juts out from the main mass.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: The crew races the sunset to film Attenborough walking along the X-ray style barramundi frieze while Bob Saunders repairs his overheating recorder. The sun lights the wall just long enough for the take.
- Why it matters: A high-tension scene in which a rock-art gallery is filmed in synchronous sound; the text links the paintings to world-class antiquity.